The situational method engineering (SME) literature is surveyed and a synoptic evaluation
presented in the context of formalizing and regularizing the conceptual framework and …

The redesign of business processes has a huge potential in terms of reducing costs and
throughput times, as well as improving customer satisfaction. Despite rapid developments in …

Most people we know don't read a book's Preface. So, we'll keep it brief. Why read this
book? Why did we write it? The answer to both these questions is straightforward. We, the …

Based on the experience that there cannot be a “one-size-fits-all” method, different
situational method engineering approaches are examined in this paper. The result of the …

This paper describes the Organization-based Multiagent System Engineering (O-MaSE)
Process Framework, which helps process engineers define custom multiagent systems …

Both the design and the implementation of the Business Process Management (BPM)
concept vary significantly from one organization to another. Organization-specific …

Two main candidates for the atomic element to be used in Situational Method Engineering
(SME) have been proposed: the “method fragment” and the “method chunk.” These are …

Enterprises frequently engage in transformations. Typical examples of such enterprise
transformations include changes of the business model, mergers and acquisitions, large …

The rising of cyber-physical systems (CPS) and Internet of Things (IoT) has significantly
increase the industrial productivities and customer convenience. However, the widely …

Method engineering has emerged as the result of the necessity to adapt methods to better fit
the needs of the development task at hand. Its aim is to provide techniques for retrieving …